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4.18.16 Higher Ed Weekly Read: Articles Worth Reviewing
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Here are some industry articles that caught our eye recently.
I Was a Student Protester. "The protesters have just as much a right to free speech, or its private institutional equivalent, as anybody else. They are putting themselves out there without having the benefit of years of professional education, lobbyist training, or what one hopes to gain in life — sheer maturity and balance that can only come with experience. They may suffer some consequences. If so, they are learning something about the real kind of civil disobedience"
Siri … Please Stick to Just Being a Catalyst. "To speak in the language of a "complex feedback and control system" is to acknowledge that such systems must be really good at the singular thing that they do, much like Siri. And it is here that I would suggest that, in general, online education has demonstrated that it is really good at supporting specific kinds of teaching and learning that are transmissional in nature (what is usually called declarative and procedural knowledge). But any vision of a "robust" education must include some sense of transformation, of helping students see outside of their initial sense of the world. This is what we have traditionally termed the liberal arts or critical thinking or lifelong learners or being entrepreneurial or whatever educational jargon most appeals to you."
Live from the Basement: Reporting from the AACC. "In other words, how can colleges provide clearer guidance to students without falling into the trap of "boutique" programs that achieve great results only for the very small number of students lucky enough to be in them? Each panelist had a set of recommendations, some of which made tremendous sense. I was particularly taken with the idea of doing class scheduling a year or two at a time, rather than semester-by-semester. In theory, if you have enough students do plans far enough in advance, you could have a better sense of how many sections of what you'll need, and when. It's a lot of detail work, but it's important detail work, and it could generate real efficiency gains."
End the Extracurricular Arms Race. "Sports, clubs, social advocacy groups and other activities can all be good things and have positive impacts on students and the community. But a critical mass of some of the country's most talented and diligent students systematically sell themselves short, turning away from their academic work in favor of all and sundry extracurricular activities. Many are intensely stressed and consumed by those pursuits, such that they appear to have substantially less time for rest and leisure than their counterparts did two decades ago, even as they spend much less time in the library or laboratory."
Building Clear Paths. "The Pathways Project is asking the colleges to achieve four objectives. First, colleges should clarify students' choices with program maps developed by faculty members and advisers that connect to careers and employment. Second, the colleges should help students enter a pathway by redesigning their traditional remediation courses. Third, the colleges should offer strong advising to help students stay on a pathway. And finally, colleges should make sure students are learning by having high-quality pedagogy and establishing learning outcomes tied to employment or further education."
When Students Are Skeptics. "During the two-day conference, representatives of each project were invited to share some early successes and challenges, then collaboratively identify ways to tackle those challenges going forward. Amid issues such as picking a suitable technology platform, detailing intellectual property rights agreements and scheduling across time zones, several participants raised the issue of resistance — not just from faculty members not participating in projects involving online education, but from their students. It's a twist on a conflict that usually plays out between proponents and opponents of any kind of online education."
In Darwinian World of Performance-Based Funding, the Neediest Students Are the Losers. "Even in the absence of performance-based funding challenges, getting low-income, minority, and at-risk students to graduate requires more support of all types, financial, academic, and social. This doesn't come cheaply: It takes more money to get these students to the finish line. At the same time, budgetary pressures and "efficiency" improvements lead to cuts in support programs and/or reductions in enrollment of students who need more support."
Survey: Data and Analytics in Higher Ed Can Be a One-Two Punch. "As Big Data proliferates, colleges are poised to take advantage of a wealth of data-driven insights, but many lack the analytics skills to do so. As a result, institutions outsource analytics or, more often, fail to leverage information they already possess. That means many could be overlooking meaningful trends or making strategic and operating decisions without the benefit of solid information."
Six Things You Can Do to Deepen Student Learning. "3. Applicability – The big question here is, so what? How is what you're teaching going to help students not only in your class, but in their life and careers? One way to help students see the relevance of a particular concept or a course as a whole is to explain it early and often. Don't keep your course's relevance a secret or save it for the 'big reveal' at the end."
We Need a More Robust Learning Sciences Research Community. "Higher ed knows how to do science. It knows how to review scientific claims. Vendor research should be put through the peer review process. They should publish enough information that their results can be evaluated and, when feasible, duplicated. Their reputations should be based in part on who is doing (or, at least, properly using) good scientific research."
School Sucks. "And what about those extracurriculars? What are they 'robbing' students of? In his essay, Prof. Hurst believes campuses suffer from 'leadership fetishism' as a kind of goal for students to be competitive in the job arena. But for many of us, including me, our extracurriculars were the most important and enduring experiences of our college careers. What if leadership experience is valuable for the sake of the experience itself, rather than a line on a resume?"
Discussions that Didn't Happen. "The most striking was the near-total absence of discussion about the idea of free community college. It's all the rage in the civilian world, but barely mentioned here. Even in the give-and-take between Donna Brazile and Cal Thomas on opening night, it barely registered. I expected at least some effort to address it. State and local funding strategies were mentioned, in passing, but mostly treated like discussion of the weather. Yes, it's cold, but what can you do? I'd like to know what we can do. What have people done that has worked, either to slow the decline or, ideally, to reverse it? Context matters, obviously, but some lessons may be transferable."
Stopping Stop-Outs. "As online programs become even more commonplace at community colleges, institutions are changing their administrative structures. This year, 75 percent of survey respondents said they report not to someone in the campus IT office but to an academic administrator — including vice presidents, deans, provosts and chancellors."
Ed Research Roundup. "The researchers divide those off the tenure track into four basic categories: full-time adjuncts (those who teach a full course load at one college or university); professional adjuncts (those who teach part time at a college but have another full-time career — think the moonlighting lawyer or graphic artist); single-institution adjuncts (part-timers who teach only at one institution); and itinerant adjuncts (part-timers who stitch together work at two or more colleges and have no full-time job outside the academy)."
Where you live rather than what you know? The problem with education deserts. "Increasingly, research suggests that where students live impacts their likelihood of attending college. Today's college students are increasingly place-bound, working full-time, and are balancing a number of other responsibilities while taking classes. Their choices are determined by what is nearby, regardless of how much college knowledge they may have about alternative options. For them, it is not very helpful to know that a college hundreds of miles away would be a better academic fit or provide a better financial deal than the one down the road. A more intentional focus on the influence of place on student choices is driving our early understanding of what we term 'education deserts,' places in all 50 states where potential students confront limited college opportunity."
2 Econ Professors Cite Student Borrowing as Contributor to Rising Tuition. "Increased student borrowing, more generous financial aid and the increased value of a college degree have all conspired to drive up tuition, two economics professors argue in a new paper released Tuesday. … Gordon made his remarks Tuesday at the American Action Forum, a nonprofit that purports to advance the 'center-right policy debate' on various issues."
Strengthening the Partnership: A Survey of Proposed Higher Education Funding Solutions. "By 2020, the state of Colorado is on track to have completely withdrawn every dollar of public support from its higher education system. Current budget battles in Louisiana could mean a similar, more immediate fate for the more than 30 public institutions in the state. While these two examples are some of the most extreme, over the last decade especially, many states across the nation have shirked their responsibility to adequately fund public higher education with disastrous consequences for students and families. From 1996 to 2012, the share of college costs covered by states dropped from about 40 percent to just over a quarter for dependent students. In an effort to reverse these trends, higher education thought leaders from think tanks, membership organizations, universities and government agencies have all worked to devise their own solution to rebalance the amount states, the federal government, institutions and families contribute toward the cost of college."
Tenure is disappearing, much to the detriment of higher ed. "Kezar cites a range of negative consequences that have followed the shift away from a tenured faculty workforce. There's the documented negative impact on graduation rates, first-year retention, likelihood of transfer from a two-year to a four-year college, and student grade point averages. Students who take classes from primarily adjunct faculty have a harder time getting letters of recommendation and finding supporters to pitch them to graduate school programs and employers. Institutionally, the remaining tenure-track faculty have a heavier service load because there are fewer people to do it."
The New Politics of Educational Data. "Based on discussions I've conducted with leading thinkers and practitioners, I can identify two competing ideologies, with powerful implications for the future of education. On the one hand there is a drive to reshape assessment, which we could call Testing 2.0, in the wake of general dissatisfaction with America's No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top policies. In their place is a possible reduction of formal testing combined with increasing collection of student data throughout their schooling. Opposed to this is a nascent movement in favor of student autonomy and ownership of data as empowerment strategies."
Forecast: Mostly Fair for the Foreseeable Future. "Carry on with weighing those four factors. It's not easy to do, but frankly it makes more sense to spend our limited budgets buying books for the library rather than paying for permission to use those books in courses when those uses are fair and legal – in the dwindling circumstances in which libraries actually handle e-reserves, police them for copyright infringement, and foot the bill for permissions. Nor does it make sense to pass those costs on to students, already struggling to pay for textbooks."
My Life as an Instant Challenge. "When my son began this activity, I wondered how much it would help provide him with useful skills. Now, I'm wondering whether instant challenges shouldn't be a part of all children's curriculum? Surely, being forced to be a part of a team with people who think differently from you and learning to solve random problems with limited time and tools at your disposal might be the best way to prepare for a lifetime of work and family life that often are their own set of instant challenges."
MOOC With a Community College Twist. "Instead, SUNY Broome applied for and received two SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grants worth about $46,000 earmarked for MOOC development. The first grant made it possible to hire a videographer and shoot a series of video lectures, while the second funded the creation of a free textbook created in partnership with SUNY Geneseo, Battisti said."
When Students Say Grades "Matter," Give Them a Choice. "Over time, I've come to believe that one of the most important things we can do in our courses is to provide opportunities for students to make choices that force them to confront not just their surface level attitudes – 'good grades are good' – but to engage their deep, entirely personal values. We all know that good grades are better than bad grades, but why? How much better? Better for whom? The grading contract has proved to be a tool for making them confront their choices."
Only 1 in 5 Students Obtain All Learning Materials Legally. "The study revealed that students use a combination of print and digital learning resources in their classes — and only a fifth of them said that all of their class resources were legally acquired. In many cases, the students were unaware that the textbooks were illegally obtained when they downloaded digital files online. However, many expressed that, when faced with the high price of textbooks, they were less concerned about the consequences of illegal downloading and more worried about graduating."
What Analytics Aren't. "In general, "analytics" is the process by which we turn raw data into valuable information. Analytics is a tool for problem solving. In most cases, regardless of its application, it requires human intervention. Additionally, analytics software isn't magical. There's no alchemy where we create substantive information from vapor. If a class is taught face-to-face with physical textbooks and papers submitted via email to the instructor, it is difficult to derive an accurate model around classroom engagement."
Equal Promises, Unequal Experiences. "The four students attended the program, which is also offered in a face-to-face format, between 2012 and 2013. Instead of "learning exactly what you learn in a brick-and-mortar classroom," the students say in the complaint that the 16-month, 12-course program consisted of course readings without the context provided by an instructor or recorded lectures. They are suing the university for fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment and violation of D.C. consumer protection laws."
The First e-Literate Subscription Product. "We have reached a similar stage with the LMS. We have entered the late majority phase. Most faculty that we speak to these days take the LMS for granted and, while they will often grumble about some aspect that they are unhappy with, more and more of them are making significant use of the platform—more than just posting a syllabus and some announcements. More of them will use adjectives like "useful," unprompted, when talking about their particular LMS. I even heard one faculty member describe his school's particular LMS as 'humane' recently. This is a more profound change than may be immediately obvious."
Americans Overwhelmingly Value Degrees, Gallup-Lumina Survey Finds. "Among key findings from the study: 70 percent of Americans say it is'"very important' for adults to have a degree or professional certificate beyond high school—a percentage that has remained near 70 percent since 2012—and 25 percent say it's 'somewhat important.'"


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During the singing of the National Anthem at the October 13 Raiders vs. Chiefs football game in Kansas City, Severna Park resident Bill Cloughley participated in a record-setting 49-plane flyover to support breast cancer research.
During the singing of the National Anthem at the October 13 Raiders vs. Chiefs football game in Kansas City, Severna Park resident Bill Cloughley participated in a record-setting 49-plane flyover to support breast cancer research.
During the singing of the National Anthem at the October 13 Raiders vs. Chiefs football game in Kansas City, Severna Park resident Bill Cloughley participated in a record-setting 49-plane flyover to support breast cancer research.
Bill Cloughley Helps Set Unofficial World Record For Formation Flight
Severna Park Pilot Participates In 49-Plane Flyover To Support Breast Cancer Research
"O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave-" contemporary Christian artist Matthew West's voice was nearly drowned out as he belted the National Anthem before the opening of the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders game on October 13. As a tribute to breast cancer awareness and research, 49 single-engine planes buzzed the Chiefs' Arrowhead Stadium for the week-6 faceoff just as West finished, "O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave?"
Awaiting confirmation for the Guinness World Record largest formation flyover in history, the stunt was orchestrated by KC Flight to raise money for breast cancer research, and Severna Park resident and pilot Bill Cloughley enjoyed the privilege of participating. Nearly 50 airmen from 19 states converged on Kansas City for the mid-October weekend, and once they were airborne, formed an enormous arrowhead with their Van's RV props. Custom-made canisters affixed to each plane – including Cloughley's RV7 kit plane he built over five years – released miles-long trails of pink smoke to drive home the message of cancer awareness.
Cloughley's certifications as wingman and flight lead earned the IT specialist and retired Naval Officer an invitation to participate in the flyover at a pilot's clinic last spring, and he jumped at the opportunity.
"All the pilots – we paid for our own gas to fly out there, and really didn't get reimbursed for anything. It was 49 guys … on their own to do this, but it was a lot of fun," he said, highlighting that the pilots came from Oregon, Texas, Louisiana and across the United States.
Following two complete practice runs on Saturday, Cloughley and his fellow aviators taxied into formation late Sunday morning, lining up two-by-two along the runway at Lee's Summit Municipal Airport. In 5-second intervals, the colorful birds took flight in pairs before forming four-ships, or clusters of four planes, in numerical order. Over a common frequency, each four-ship's flight lead instructed the 12 groups to come together in a loose formation, leaving about 100-200 feet between each plane as they approached Arrowhead Stadium.
"Alpha One, the lead guy … figured out the timing to get us over the stadium at the exact right time," explained Cloughley, who served as Hotel One – the flight lead of his four-ship. "As we set up to overfly the stadium, we needed to come in close for tight formation. The lead said, 'Bravo Flight, attach' and they moved in tight [with Alpha Flight], then 'Charlie Flight, attach,' and so on."
When the 49-plane arrowhead made its final approach over the bright red stadium at 140 mph, Cloughley estimated the aircraft were no more than 30 feet apart. "As the singer was just finishing the national anthem, we passed right overhead," Cloughley illustrated. "Rockets went off – it was timed to the second, and it all went well."
The nearly 80,000 cheering fans went wild as the pack of props passed overhead, setting a record of their own that day: At 137.5 decibels, Chiefs fans broke the Guinness World Record for loudest crowd roar at a sports stadium. Cloughley described it as painfully loud, explaining the pilots arrived on foot at the stadium during halftime and were recognized on field during a third-quarter timeout in a cacophony of deafening applause.
Back on the East Coast, the husband and father of three splits his spare time between Essex Skypark and his basement, where he is building a WWI Fokker triplane replica. "It's a totally impractical plane but it looks good," Cloughley joked.
A self-proclaimed airplane nut since childhood, he earned his private pilot's license just after his high school graduation but hangared his hobby after just one flight with his mother to serve in the Navy for 20 years. Retirement from the Navy propelled him back into his passion years later, and between co-owning a plane with his brother-in-law and building his own, Cloughley has been airborne for the last 12 years.
The history buff regularly takes trips with his wife, Lynnette, to fly along routes such as the Oregon Trail and the route taken by Louis and Clark. He also attends the annual AirVenture OshKosh airshow, participates in airport open houses, and does flyovers for weddings and other events.
Although Cloughley was thrilled to support a good cause while out in Kansas City – the flyover raised nearly $30,000 for breast cancer research – he admitted his favorite aspect of the once-in-a-lifetime experience was just that: It was unique. "It was challenging to do it, and [I loved] the camaraderie with the other pilots, all doing something together that you just don't see every day," he summed.

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When it came time to prepare the food, it was pretty easy. I peeled and then chopped the potatoes and carrots. I sliced off the ends of the green beans, chopped them in half and then gave them a good scrub.
Then, I boiled the vegetables (separately) until they were soft, and then pureed them in a Baby Bullet (blender - thanks to my SIL Katie who gave me that for Christmas last year!)
I purchased a bunch of small containers - 2-3 oz each - that are freezer, fridge, microwave and dishwasher safe, and had those handy to spoon the pureed veggies in to. After the cooled down, I moved them to the freezer and - voila! - 24 individual servings ready in a flash.
Scott and I haven't decided when we will start Jacob on solid food (save for a serving of single-grain oatmeal he had a few weeks ago) but it will likely be in the next few weeks. Can't wait!


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Flights and Directions
The Gunjur Project work closely with The Gambia Experience to get the best support and advice when booking your flights to Gambia from the UK.
As the leading specialist operator to the The Gambia and having worked in the destination for 25 years, The Gambia Experience are uniquely placed to guide and support individuals, families & groups when making a flight booking. With a year round flight programme, our dedicated advisors will offer a personal service and competitive pricing.
To receive a quote for your group please contact Gambia Experience on: Dedicated groups co-ordinators phone number – 0845 330 2116 Email address – email@example.com
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Gunjur Project can arrange airport transfers any time of the day or night. It will take approx 40 mins to reach us from the airport. If you are making your own way to the lodge then follow the directions below:
Directions - how to get to us
From the airport
Leave the airport and take a left to Brikama. In the centre of Brikama at the market, just after the Shell Petrol station take a right to Gunjur. At the end of this road you are already in Gunjur. At the
T-junction take a left. Just after (second road to the right from the junction) the police stop you turn right towards the beach and the fishing Village. Before you reach the Beach you will find us on your left. It is possible to arrange a transfer from and to the airport!
From Serrekunda/Kololi
Take the Bertil Harding Highway in the direction of the airport. At the big roundabout you take a right towards Gunjur (also indicated Kartong). After about 25 minutes from this point you will reach a junction in Gunjur that indicates Brikama (going left) and Kartong (going straight). You follow Kartong and just after (second road to the right) the police stop you turn right towards the beach and the fishing Village. Before you reach the Beach you will find us on your left.


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If something good, something useful for the future, can emerge from a tragedy, we all feel a little better about it. The tragedy and its terrible results then become somewhat easier to accept.
So if improvements in air safety come out of the wreckage of Delta Flight 191, in which 137 people were killed, the relatives of the victims can at least rationalize that something is better than it was before. The question is, though, whether safety improvements that are being recommended actually will be made.
Just because the final report on Flight 191 by the National Transportation Safety Board recommends certain safety steps doesn`t mean they`ll be put into effect. Since 1975, for example, the board has issued numerous recommendations about dealing with the same meteorological phenomenon blamed for the 191 crash, a microburst. Yet little has been done to increase timely information to pilots about microbursts, either through more sophisticated technology or voice communication from the ground.
A microburst is a terrifying phenomenon. It`s a powerful downdraft, a ``tunnel`` of air that rushes downward and can be deadly to airplanes. Since 1964 at least 27 airplane accidents have been attributed to microbursts, says the Air Line Pilots Association, and in the past 12 years such accidents have killed 534 people.
So what has been done? Not much, despite a lot of talk. What will be done? Maybe, finally, the Federal Aviation Administration will take steps to deal with microbursts, but the pilots won`t believe that until they see it. They`ve heard similar promises too many times previously.
When Flight 191`s pilot, Edward Connors, approached the Dallas airport last summer on the flight from Fort Lauderdale, the airplane went through two microbursts, but Connors was not warned about either. To change that, the safety board recommends several steps:
``Critical`` meteorological information should be made available to air traffic controllers more quickly and should be passed on immediately to airline pilots. Full-time meteorologists should be hired at all major airports. Pilots should be better trained about microbursts. The Federal Aviation Administration should hasten the development of equipment to detect microbursts.


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A filmmaker with an eye for Wilshire Boulevard Synagogue's transformation
Los Angeles filmmaker Aaron Wolf never intended to make a documentary about a synagogue. He attended Wilshire Boulevard Temple as a child, became a bar mitzvah there, went to summer camps run by the temple, and his grandfather, Rabbi Alfred Wolf, served on its clergy for more than 50 years. But at the time the temple began its extensive renovation project of its historic Koreatown campus in 2011, the younger Wolf considered himself a lapsed Jew. He had left Los Angeles to study film at New York University, and when he returned several years later, he no longer felt connected to the congregation where he was raised.
Nevertheless, Steven Z. Leder, Wilshire Boulevard Temple's senior rabbi, invited Wolf to bring a camera crew to chronicle the work being done to restore the synagogue building to its past glory. He did so, and along the way, Wolf also began recording on-camera interviews with congregants, temple board members and local historians.
"It started to take on a life of its own," Wolf, now 34, said of the filming in a recent interview. "In the process, it brought me so much closer to the temple than I'd ever been, and so much closer to what my grandparents accomplished in their lives than I'd ever been."
The result is the documentary "Restoring Tomorrow," which premiered Jan. 23 at the Skirball Cultural Center, followed by a Q&A with Wolf and Leder, moderated by film historian Leonard Maltin. The film explores the rich history of the oldest Jewish congregation in Los Angeles, and several of the influential rabbis who served there, including Edgar F. Magnin (1890-1984), known as "Rabbi to the Stars."
The congregation's roots go back to when Los Angeles was a small pueblo and only a few dozen Jews lived here. The Hebrew Benevolent Society was created in 1854, and, in 1862, several members went on to found Congregation B'nai B'rith (later to become Wilshire Boulevard Temple). They established the first synagogue in Southern California in 1873 at the corner of Temple Street and Broadway (then called Fort Street).
The congregation's second, current campus was dedicated in 1929 at the corner of Wilshire and Hobart boulevards.
The building's early ties to Hollywood are well known; it was built as a grand statement amid Wilshire Boulevard's row of churches. But by 2010, the sanctuary was badly in need of repair. A white tarp had been suspended from the sanctuary's ceiling to catch falling chunks of plaster. Soot had blackened the stately ceiling. The movie set designers who built the synagogue had cut corners in its construction, and those shortcuts were beginning to show.
A complete overhaul was needed, but it would be expensive: It was budgeted then at $50 million to renovate the sanctuary, and a total of $200 million to upgrade the entire campus. The alternative, however, was to sell the Koreatown campus to investors who would likely turn it into a church.
"Restoring Tomorrow" tells the story of Leder's audacious plan to rebuild the historic temple, convincing the temple's board that, as he says in the film, "If we don't create a Jewish renaissance here and propel the next generation of Jews forward, we will have missed one of the greatest opportunities ever handed to any Jewish community anywhere."
The project also gave Wolf an unexpected opportunity to reconnect with his faith and with the memory of his grandparents. The film includes several video journal entries shot on his cellphone, in which Wolf describes his renewed ties to Judaism — he's since become a member of the congregation. He describes the emotional impact of exploring his family history.
Alfred Wolf escaped Nazi Germany in 1935, when he was accepted to the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, on a student exchange program. He joined Wilshire Boulevard Temple in 1949, and oversaw the opening of its two summer camps in Malibu — Camp Hess Kramer and Gindling Hilltop Camp. He became senior rabbi in 1984, succeeding Magnin. Rabbi Wolf also helped appoint Leder to the clergy staff in 1987, the same year Leder was ordained. Leder recalled Wolf as a kind and generous mentor.
Partnerships and dialogue among different faith communities was of the utmost importance to Rabbi Wolf. He co-founded the Interreligious Council of Southern California in 1969, and spoke on behalf of L.A.'s Jewish community at Pope John Paul II's 1987 visit to the city. When a Catholic church across the street burned down, the priests were invited to host communion at the temple.
"He would tell me, not infrequently, that in Germany he saw the dangers of people not knowing each other, of being strangers to each other. And he made it a priority to take a leadership role in interreligious affairs," Dan Wolf, Alfred's son (the filmmaker's father), said in an interview.
Rabbi Wolf's legacy of building cross-cultural ties continues to this day. Notably, this spring, the congregation will open its Karsh Family Social Service Center on Sixth Street, adjacent to the synagogue's new parking structure. Operated by temple volunteers, it will offer free food assistance, dental care, eye exams, mental health services and legal aid in Korean, Spanish and English.
"This campus was always designed to be a part of, and not apart from, our neighborhood," Leder said. "I always refer to it as our oasis, not our fortress."
Wolf's film also takes on a wider issue: the disappearance of historic synagogues and other places of worship, as the percentage of Americans without religious affiliation continues to rise, and attendance at religious services drops. It marvels at the fact that a Jewish congregation founded when Abraham Lincoln was president, with a synagogue building that broke ground when Warren G. Harding was president, continues to thrive today.
"Our city is constantly tearing down the landmarks that are our history," Wolf said. "And this would have been another one."
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Intra-uterine insemination (IUI) is a fertility treatment that involves low dose fertility drugs to stimulate egg production and then placing motile sperm inside the uterus close to your eggs, at the time you ovulate. This maximise the chances of sperm reaching an egg and for fertilisation to occur. Although the procedure itself is straightforward, the timing is very important.
If you are a same sex couple or single woman undergoing IUI treatment it will not always be necessary for you to receive low dose fertility drugs. This will be discussed with you at your consultation.
Who is IUI suitable for?
IUI is suitable for couples where the woman does not have tubal damage and the man has a normal or only mildly suboptimal semen analysis. It is also utilised when donor sperm is being used.
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Before commencing treatment, an ultrasound scan is carried out. Providing this is normal, your treatment is started with a low dose of fertility drugs to stimulate the production of one or more follicles.
A week after you starting the fertility drugs another scan is carried out to check how many follicles are growing. We are aiming for a maximum of 2 large follicles and no more than 2 smaller. If your scan shows this, a final injection of a different hormone is required that causes ovulation 34–40 hours later. Insemination will be timed to coincide with this. Your partner will need to attend the clinic on the day of IUI treatment to produce a sperm sample for preparation by the laboratory.
If you are having IUI and not taking fertility drugs the IUI treatment will take place around when you would naturally be ovulating.
The insemination is done using a fine catheter that is passed into your uterus through the cervix. The washed, prepared sperm is then injected slowly using a syringe. The procedure itself only takes a few minutes.
What are the IUI success rates?
Pregnancy rates for IUI using a partner's sperm are around 15% per treatment cycle. This is lower than with IVF/ICSI, as we are not able to be certain that fertilisation has taken place following insemination. For this reason IUI treatment is usually limited to 3 cycles of treatment before we recommend progressing to IVF.


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Domestic security officials will screen airline passengers against a list of potential terror suspects, taking over a job now carried out by the airlines, says the New York Times. Advocates for tougher screening and civil libertarians have criticized the current system, under which airline employees check passenger names against government watch lists to ensure that terror suspects do not board planes and that law enforcement officials are notified of security risks. The government does not provide the airlines with a comprehensive set of watch lists; some of that information is classified.
Under the new system, airlines will provide the Department of Homeland Security with passenger lists and government officials will check those names against more expansive watch lists. Asa Hutchinson, undersecretary for border security at the Department of Homeland Security, described the to the Senate Commerce Committee. The American Civil Liberties Union, which sued the government earlier this year on behalf of passengers who said they were wrongly placed on no-fly lists, cautiously welcomed the change.
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WSJ Article Discusses Acquisition of Yahoo. According to a Wall Street Journal article published on Wednesday, "AOL Inc. and several private-equity firms are exploring making an offer to buy Yahoo". The article cited Silver Lake Partners and Blackstone Group as firms with interest in taking Yahoo private. Additionally, the article discusses a couple of scenarios, including: 1) Yahoo's Alibaba stake would be sold back to Alibaba and some of Yahoo's other assets would be sold off as well; 2) AOL combines operations with Yahoo in a reverse merger after Yahoo disposes of its Alibaba stake. According to the article, discussions are preliminary and Yahoo has not been approached.
Our Thoughts on Potential Acquisition. As we recently indicated in our Yahoo Asia Assets discussion, we believed Yahoo at per share was essentially receiving no value for its core business. At yesterday's closing price of .25, Yahoo is trading at 2.3x 2011E EV/EBITDA, which assumes 1) Yahoo's core business estimated EBITDA of .8B in 2011 2) current cash of .73/share and 3) total investments of .50/share which assumes a 30% discount on Yahoo's Asia assets (Yahoo Japan, Alibaba.com, Alibaba Group). We believe positives from a potential acquisition are: 1) provides a near-term catalyst for Yahoo shares – the biggest issue most hear from investors is that while shares are inexpensive, Yahoo lacks a near-term potential catalyst 2) a merger of AOL-Yahoo would provide clear revenue and operating synergies on both display and search. We view negatives from a potential deal are: 1) a near-term deal may not give Yahoo credit for improved bottom line performance which we expect to occur in 2012 (i.e. full benefit of MSFT search merger) 2) by selling its Alibaba stake, we believe Yahoo would be selling its most valuable long-term asset, especially Taobao which many believe could be worth B today.
What Could Yahoo be Valued at in an Acquisition. Clearly, there are a number of scenarios that could impact Yahoo's acquisition value including tax implications for its Asian assets. We note that our current price target of assumes a 6x EBITDA multiple on Yahoo's core business, .50 in investments (after 30% discount), and .73 in net cash. We believe that at a minimum, Yahoo shareholders' would require an 8-10x EBITDA multiple on its core business which would value Yahoo shares at -25 (still well below MSFT takeover offer of ).
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Few things can send your day crashing into a downward spiral quite like a headache. Once that pressure or tightness starts to take over your noggin, everything becomes fuzzy, irritating, and all-around awful.
It's no secret that plenty of headaches and migraines are brought on by stress, fatigue, dehydration, and even exposure to loud noises. But what you eat and drink could have a significant impact, too. In fact, around 10 percent of migraine sufferers cite food and drink as a trigger, according to the Migraine Trust.
"Migraine triggers are very individualized," says Tory Tedrow, a registered dietician with Migraine Checked. "What causes a debilitating migraine for some people may have zero effect on others." Even so, there are some foods and drinks that are notorious for bringing on a serious case of brain pain. Here are some of the most common culprits.


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Kind of like Dori in Finding Nemo, I just keep sewing! I know it's 'swimming' in the movie, but you get the idea.
I've been cutting
I actually have more than enough blocks now, I'm not sure why I keep making them. Maybe I'll make a large quilt… or two throws! Hmmm, tough decisions are on the horizon!
Once I finish with these blocks I can continue quilting my third quilt for Christmas giving.
Beauty. She's a king sized behemoth. I made her large enough to drape over the sides so, I guess it's a king bedspread size! And yes, that is a standard home machine that I'm quilting her on! It's my third ever machine quilted attempt and I may need a sanity check when I'm done but I'm loving her more and more with each stitch! I'll post more about her when she's bound and washed!
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Kelli Stuart
Stuart, who lived for a short time in Kiev, wrote her book Like a River From Its Course after meeting Maria Ivanovna, a survivor of a Nazi slave labor camp, while she was on a trip in Ukraine. "I heard her story, and her father's, who survived the massacre at Babi Yar, and I realized I wanted to fictionalize the story,'' she said. For 10 years, Stuart, 38, gathered research, including interviewing more than 100 veterans, and in June, the author saw the release of her historical novel based on the real-life stories. An Odessa resident, Stuart holds a degree in English and a minor in Russian literature from Baylor University. On Nov. 12 she will discuss Like a River From Its Course, and the people who inspired it, at the Times Festival of Reading as a featured author.
What's on your nightstand?
Weekend before last I went to Savannah for the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance gathering. I came back with 12 books. My husband thinks I have a problem. The three I'm currently reading are Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty, Murder at the House of Rooster Happiness by David Casarett and The Things We Wish Were True by Marybeth Mayhew Whalen. I sort of pick them up at different times throughout the day. I can't just read one book.
Is there one that is standing out?
Truly Madly Guilty. I also read her Big Little Lies.
How is this one different?
I think so far I like Big Little Lies more. It was more engaging, but this one has more suspense, which is why I keep going back to this one. She's leading you to an event, and I want to figure out what happens.
How does she structure it?
It's very interesting how she goes back and forth. The whole thing is set in the present time, and then events that happened two months earlier. I don't know what happens to make everyone so tense in present time, and it's cool to figure out.
With your minor in Russian lit, I must ask what is your favorite Russian novel?
My very favorite of all time is Anna Karenina. I was probably 20 the first time I read it. Actually, I read it in English while I was studying in Kiev. I came home and got a copy in Russian, but I admit, I never made it through.
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This the first official release of the map, "Kerkyra", created by -SSF-Sage and Pegazus from SM-Mapping.
In the year 1941 a group Italian archaeologists found a buried stash of ancient writings. One of the documents mentioned a lost mythology. It stated if an army chief used three charmed artifacts, his fighters would become invincible.
These artifacts were the unstoppable Achilles' Sword, the impenetrable King's Crown and the Emperor's Chalice that gives drinkers bulls strength.
Another legend tells about an Empress bragging about similar items. The archaeologists believe the items are same and their secret unknown. A group of Axis soldiers is sent to inspect the Empress' old Palace at The island of Corfu.
1] Escort the SdKfz 234
2] Breach the Palace Gates
3] Steal the Emperor's Chalice
4] Steal the Achilles' Sword
5] Steal the King's Crown
6] Escape with the SdKfz 234
7] *Side Objective: Destroy the Tunnel Door
8] *Side Objective: Establish a Command Post to gain Spawn
1] Stop them from escorting the Vehicle
2] Defend the Palace Gates from being breached
3] Stop them from stealing the Emperor's Chalice
4] Stop them from stealing the Achilles' Sword
5] Stop them from stealing the the King's Crown
6] Stop them from escaping with the Vehicle
7] *Side Objective: Keep the Tunnel Door intact
8] *Side Objective: Prevent Axis from establishing a Command Post Spawn
Source: wolffiles.de | enemyterritory-stuff.net
|KERKYRA Version:beta 1
Sage and Pegazus 02.01.2017 19.58 MB 137
Sage released his Enemy Territory map Western Beta 2
Story: Sheriff has put some Sabio Gang members in Jail after a long night of committing hostile deeds. The Gang in dark coats is up to free their Fellows.
If you decide your Fellows deserve their nights in Jail you can find multiple other ways to entertain yourself in the lovely Western town of Pegaso Pass.
1] Destroy the Gunsmith's door
2] Steal two packs of Dynamite
3] Steal a Detonator
4] Prepare the Detonator!
5] Activate and defend the Detonator for 30 seconds!
1] Don't let them destroy the Gunsmith's door
2] Don't let them steal two packs of Dynamite!
3] Don't let them steal a Detonator!
4] Don't let them prepare the Detonator!
5] Disable the detonator before the 30 second timer runs out!
Changelog Beta 2:
-More cover to cut straight paths and better spawn exits
-Two new rows of houses added to stop camping
-More routes to objectives
-Removed and widened Church doors
-Limit trickjump area access during objective play
-Fix crash bug on detonator
-Removed detonating by jump
-Only axis can arm and allies disarm the detonator
-Added routes etc. features for Omnibot
-Detonation time 30secs->35secs
Source: wolffiles.de | Sage via Splatterladder
|WESTERN Version:Beta 2
Sage 31.12.2016 12.57 MB 111
LoRenz presents his small and colorful Enemy Territory Sniper map - LRS Xmas Sniper 2016 - suitable for the Christmas season.
This sniper map includes waypoints and is a nocrossing map.
In this sense, have fun and Merry Christmas!
Source: Big thx to LoRenz via FB and Mail
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Russian Alternative Raise The Orc Standard
February 7, 2014 by brennon
If you think it's time to assemble the Orc Horde then you're going to need to pick up a Standard Bearer to wave your crudely painted icon around on the battlefield. See what you think of this work-in-progress one from Russian Alternative...
It's quite the neat hybrid of styles between the Warcraft Orc and the Warhammer Fantasy one, especially in the face. I actually think it would be neat to see this Standard Bearer with an alternative sculpt where he gets to swing around that massive axe!
I think this would be an awesome battle standard bearer for your growing horde.
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Don't expect the Ritz, its a clean bed and bathroom for the night. But its a good one and for the price it is difficult to beat. Don't use it for a romantic getaway as it will definitely put an end to the activities.
"Good place for the money paid"
"Good size room, shower over bath, no plugs for sink or bath, bit slippery. Odd window arrangement with gap..."


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Northanger Abbey. Who is Catherine Morland?
No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her in-
fancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. Her
situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her
own person and disposition, were all equally against her.
Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or
poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was
Richard — and he had never been handsome. He had a con-
siderable independence besides two good livings — and
he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daugh-
Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense, with
a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good
constitution. She had three sons before Catherine was born;
and instead of dying in bringing the latter into the world,
as anybody might expect, she still lived on — lived to have
six children more — to see them growing up around her,
and to enjoy excellent health herself.
A family of ten children will be always called a fine family,
where there are heads and arms and legs enough for the number;
but the Morlands had little other right to the word, for they were
in general very plain, and Catherine, for many years of her life, as plain as any.
She had a thin awkward figure, a sal-
low skin without colour, dark lank hair, and strong features
— so much for her person; and not less unpropitious for
heroism seemed her mind.
She never could learn or understand anything before she was taught;
and sometimes not even then, for she was often inattentive, and
occasionally stupid.
What a strange, unaccountable char-
acter! — for with all these symptoms of profligacy at ten
years old, she had neither a bad heart nor a bad temper, was
seldom stubborn, scarcely ever quarrelsome, and very kind
to the little ones, with few interruptions of tyranny; she was
moreover noisy and wild, hated confinement and cleanli-
ness, and loved nothing so well in the world as rolling down
the green slope at the back of the house. Such was Catherine Morland at ten.
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The other wild card in the deck has to do with a "fraud" the banking industry is perpetrating on the public. It's legal, but it's reprehensible. And it may give you an opportunity you need. They will have dealt with thousands of cases like yours, and will know exactly what it takes to bail someone … Continue reading The Fastest Way To Get Out Of Jail
How Bail Bonds Work
As sweet a deal as that sounds, and however poetic the justice, I don't suggest that you do it just for fun. It would be very risky. But would I pack up and leave just because I couldn't pay the mortgage without even making them prove they could kick me out? If you cooperate with … Continue reading How Bail Bonds Work
You Could Just Walk Away…Or Not!
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I will have to be honest and tell you guys that in the beginning I didn't like the BMW X6, but seeing all sorts of tuners getting their hands on it, I came to feel for it. That's the case when I look at what those wicked Germans from Hartge did with a X6 xDrive35d diesel. First they got the hands on the supercharged 3.0 twin-turbo engine to make it output 328 hp and 675 Nm of torque, which only helps to get it from 0 to 100 km/h in just under 6 seconds, and to reach a max speed of 256 km/h. But the new Harge BMW X6 is not only about an engine upgrade. There's an aerodynamic kit made of an ultra-lightweight polyurethane plastic, with an integrated diffuser and stainless-steel tailpipes in a quadrilateral shape. And did we mention Hartge's 22-inch "Classic 2″ wheels? A great X6 if anyone needs my opinion …
Although not official until yesterday, the new BMW X6 M has just been unveiled on the Internet. Expected to be unveiled on April 9th in New York, the new X6 M definitely looks and IS aggressive. Packed with technology that will make you shell out a lot to park it on your alley, the brute is going to feature a 4.4 liter V8 power plant with twin-scroll turbochargers and should put out nothing less than 550 hp. And although it's heavy it should do 0 to 100km/h in a bit below 5 seconds and a top speed of 155mph, which is actually amazing. With a 6-speed M Sports Automatic transmission with full automatic mode as well as M driving mode and a Dynamic Performance Control system for better grip, the X6 M is definitely a car many have been looking for … [via ]
The release of the 'unintentional' little teaser video of the testing of the BMW 5-Series GT probably is a good sign that the folks at BMW will soon launch the luxury sedan/coupe. Sporting distinct toned down stylistic flares, normal sized wheels, beige leather interior, standard mirrors and rounded dual exhaust tips, it looks both stylish and lavish. The interiors steal the show with their cabin like setting, the sophisticated dashboard and it looks like the very best when it comes to coaxing comfort. With the recession at a probable peak, BMW might just wait a bit longer to launch the car, but when it does come out the 5-Series GT is set to sizzle the roads. We're expecting it in Frankfurt, this fall. [via bmwblog.com]
With Geneva just around the corner,next week is going to be awesome. And to prove my point check out the 2009 BMW Alpina B7 Bi-Turbo. Based on an BMW M7, the car is a great mix of power and lux. With a powerful twin-turbocharged, 4.4-liter V8 engine that sports 507 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque, it's supposed to reach 60mph in 4.7 seconds and peaks (electronically) at 173 mph (that's 280km/h). Although we don't have all the details, we're expecting it to hit the floors with an aggressive design, uprated brakes, suspension components and a reworked interior for a comfortable ride. [via ]
There is a car that puts an accent on "driving experience", but won't compromise on looks or specs. I'm talking about the new BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo Concept, that is a Progressive Activity Sedan. Some sort of mix between an X6 and a luxurious 7-series, the comfortable four door four seat coupe is definitely designed for the fashion-conscious. Not exactly in love with the front grille but it's definitely interesting loveable if you consider the lavish interior and the amazing glass roof. Strange , yet eye-catching, we'd love to get behind the wheel for a quick drive.
You thought BMW was going to let Bentley come up with a biofuel supercar that will get all those ecogeeks excited? Well, they won't. Developed by the Technik divisio, a two-seat BMW that will go by the name of Z10 ED (Efficient Dynamics) is expected to be a green super car that will blow your mind. Packing a 400hp (298kW) 3.0-liter engine, a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, F1-derived regenerative braking technology that will store energy in a li-ion battery, and start-stop engine management, it's rumored that the new Z10 ED will cost something close to $110,000. We're eager to see how it looks … [via ]
The M3 is already an amazing ride, but we'll have to agree that it could use a small facelift from time to time. That's what the wicked tuners from Hartge managed to do. They came out with an aerodynamic kit that include a front spoiler lip, carbon add-ons for the front spoiler lip, and side sills for both right and left rear. Also included with the package there's a rear diffuser, a stylish lip for the boot lid (not available for the convertible, though) and a set of carbon cased mirrors. Though we don't have a price or a full list of changes, it's obvious that the exterior accessories pimped it out a little, don't you think? [via ]
Many people are waiting to see how the new 2010 BMW 5 Series will look like, but the Germans managed to keep it under the radar until now. Expected to see the ligth starting October 2010, the folks from autozeitung.de managed to get their hands on a set of spyshots with what looks like the new 5-Series. Slightly sportier and with an increased wheelbase, it featurs a wider BMW grille inspired from the CS Concept and packs state of the art technology that includes a steering system with an active rear axle, Night vision, lane-assist, active braking or an advanced cruise control system. With petrol engines under the hood to output from 180 to 370 hp, and diesels ranging from 180 to 290hp, the new 2010 BMW 5 Series sure will definitely be a hot ride. [via ]


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Selamat malam.
I'm really a sucker for surveys.
I almost had a heart attack just now. I had completely forgotten that the tutorial results are in today.
Till I checked my mail.
And I didn't write the class name on my timetable, so I had to refer to IVLE, then to timetable, than to mail, IVLE, timetable...........................
And I got....
School today.
And I finally got to eat Turkish ice cream!In SCHOOL.
And Brenda was amazed with this.
But all I wanted waas to take the whole stack of Popiah skins home=)
another hour and I'll be heading to school. It's been 10000 years since I last stepped into school. It's normal, since JC days I never head to school during the holidays. I feel like a newbie now, though I'm in year 2. so many changes, I'm scared that i can't adapt. I'm feeling a lil lost without you around. the library is going to be my favorite hangout, though it's foreign to me now, heard the access system is different, i don't know, i shall see it for myself in 2 hours' time. there's a brand new canteen, i don't know who to eat with, though i will be making new friends, but these i can never share food with unlike you. wanting's in school but judging from the timetable we compared we will hardly see each other. but our jogging sessions is still on and i want to jog till my legs fall apart. my ideal timetable now allows me to have a 3 day week, hopefully I'll get that on Friday when i get my eyes crossed just by ranking tutorial choices. i wanna score well this semester not because of pride or ego, but there's the money waiting on the table, which might just allows me to do the things i want. i should be bathing now, my sugar roll will be my lunch, sweets for lecture, contact lens solution in case i can't see the Chinese words on the screen later. i will take a peep at the arts canteen, finally i won't go hungry but because i wanna slim down i think i shouldn't be sucha pig.
I'm going to bathe now.
bawling my hearts out, eyes closed. I must have looked hideous, though it was dark. tears flowing, wetting the pillow. you teared, droplets on my face. scared, you hugged me tight. felt so lousy, you convinced me that wasn't so. Calmed, got myself tired out with tears and sobbings. bet you were tired too. hugged ,I fall asleep in your arms.
You know school's starting soon when
1. You start throw all your assets for your desired modules.
2. The school's asking you to pay money.
3. You see huge masses of people in all corners of Singapore with tin cans. (RAGFLAG)
4. Your school email which was relatively stagnant for the past few months started to flood with messages, especially regarding your MODULES and LECTURE NOTES. Man, it's time to check your mail daily AGAIN.
5. The Deck is finally opening, right smack on the day school starts. It's a trap to lure us to school. But hey, there's gonna be BURGER KING!!!! Mac will be so yesterday. BOO ***** shites!
Prawn fishing last night till 2AM in the morning was damn fun!
Except we didn't catch anything for close to 2 hours. Our faces were damn sad and Sharon started talking to the (nonexistent) prawns in the greeny water.
It was only after a young malay couple who taught us the technique and each of us started catching ONE prawn. We were like bimbos cheering for joy each time one of us caught the first prawn. What to do, first catch after 2 hours you know.
The result of the catch was a miserable
Taking up 3 jobs over a month is a killer. My feet started giving problems. Thanks to all the walking around Toa Payoh neighborhood.
Off to My Foot reflexology yesterday to give my poor sore and aching feet a treat! There are a few outlets, and I chose the one at Forum, thinking it might be quieter. Sure enough, it was quiet and I was the last customer. Esther (the one who did the foot reflex) was kind enough not to close the shop and waited for me=D. Since she was so nice, I went for back massage as well. I paid for 20 min worth of that, but she ended up giving me a full one instead. Sweet huh, but I felt a 'lil guilty.
A thousand words.
One feeling.
So NUS now isn't gonna issue hardcopy bills for the semester; we need to print it ourselves and go PAY UP.
Save the trees, use our money, never save the trees in the end.
(Think kukus who print in font 15, one sided page each.)
My dad was saying that schools will have subsidised rates like dental fees, which I assured him that it won't be the case in NUS. And I told him about the new system for payment of fees, he said,
They don't print means don't need pay loh.
Crazy, later they take away my bursary I die.
I never assault Poopsie.
I'm the victim!
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Among sports enthusiasts, nothing defines our culture more than American football. The sport holds a special place in society – beating even baseball or basketball in cultural significance. In fact, dissertations have been written on American football's sway over our nation's culture. But in order to fully understand the sport's considerable import, one must first understand how it all began.
American football is named such because it had to differentiate itself from its English predecessor. When it was first introduced in the United States, the sport was fairly violent and there were no set rules. As it grew in popularity, so did the need for more formal and non-violent regulations. It was formally established in 1863, when the English proponents created the Football Association and incorporated various soccer rules. Since then, it has become a solid yet powerful background for a myriad of this country's changing belief systems and values.
The sport was initially played by factory workers who needed a form of release. But the workers' no holds barred style of playing led to the sport's traditional violence, which would paint a dark and often dangerous picture of football.
In the early 1900s, as emphasis on civilized conduct was being promoted, the rules of the game changed as well. With such evolution followed values assovciated with the sport. In the 1920s, people were fascinated by the controlled fury the sport presented. Unlike soccer, baseball, or basketball, American football forced eleven people to perform as one – performing each task perfectly – in order to win.
The sport, however, remained naturally violent. The dissertations on American football qualify that the game can be likened to a representation of how we Americans view ourselves: tough, aggressive, and working together towards a single goal.
The authors of studies on the sport suggest that compared to other sports, American football's structure and purpose are more relatable to citizens. Players' personal lives strike a chord with the American society, largely the struggling working classes. There is also the fact that football attracts the most number of viewers; around eight million for a typical game and more than 100 million for the Super Bowl. It definitely has the power to convey metaphors about being American.
Will McHale played as a professional linebacker. His love for the game has never stopped and continues in this Twitter account.


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I haven't finished this, but I started reading it to Isaac while we were doing a road trip. Phillip Jenkins is a history professor at Penn State, and he argues that because Christianity was carried into the governments of the controlling powers in the West, the history of Christianity that we see is that only half the story. Christianity in East was alive and strong too, but we have forgotten that part of the story because eventually it was lost when conquering powers killed, persecuted, or overran Eastern Christianity.
The particular shape of Christianity with which we are familiar is a radical departure from what was for well over a millennium the historical norm: another, earlier global Christianity once existed. For most of its history, Christianity was a tricontinental religion, with powerful representation in Europe, Africa, and Asia, and this was true into the fourteenth century. Christianity became predominantly European not because this continent had any obvious affinity for that faith, but by default: Europe was the continent where it was not destroyed. Matters could have easily developed differently.
He's right, we in the West know so little about Christianity in East. In fact, I've written about the Church of the East several times on this blog, but always referring to the Eastern Orthodoxy that was centered in Constantinople. In Jenkin's book, this is the center of the map, and the East is what is now Central Asia, India, China, and the Middle East. The research and information he gives is SO interesting. Isaac was skeptical to begin with. Many of these churches were started by the Nestorians, known to theological as being heretics. Isaac also thought he overstated his points at times to make them sound more dramatic. However, after reading the book Isaac went and did some basic research of his own, most of which reaffirmed everything Jenkins was saying.
The Lost History of Christianity is filled with little-known and infinitely intriguing facts (from here):
-While the Holy Roman Empire wallowed in ignorance and violence, the Middle Eastern Church was intimately familiar with classical literature and pursued peaceful relations with Islam and Buddhism.
-Great minds such as Timothy, Patriarch of the East in 780 C.E., have been all but lost to the destruction of Middle Eastern Christianity.
-Great works, including Syriac versions of classical literature which do not exist today and manuscripts of the Bible and other early Christian literature, were all in the possession of these churches which died an early death.
-Middle Eastern Christians preserved Semitic customs, calling Jesus Yeshua as late as the thirteenth century, calling themselves Nazarenes, an calling their scholars Rabbans!
-These Eastern churches possessed scrolls found in Jericho — perhaps some of the Dead Sea Scrolls now lost to us.
-The great surviving Patriarchate of the Middle Eastern Assyrian Christians is now in Chicago.
-100 years ago the Middle East was still 11% Christian (Muslims in America are 4.5% and Jews 2%), whereas today Christians are virtually zero percent of the Middle Eastern population.
It's fascinating. This is from a PBS review of the book:
To illustrate his point, Jenkins focuses on the figure of Timothy I (727-823) who, in 780, was enthroned as patriarch, or catholicos, of the Church of the East, then based in the ancient Mesopotamian city of Seleucia, less than two dozen miles southeast of modern Baghdad. According to Jenkins, "in terms of his prestige, and the geographical extent of his authority, Timothy was arguably the most significant Christian spiritual leader of his day, much more influential than the Western pope, in Rome, and on par with the Orthodox patriarch in Constantinople," since "perhaps a quarter of the world's Christians looked to Timothy as both spiritual and political head."
While the medieval English church, for example, had only two metropolitans, the archbishops of Canterbury and York, Timothy presided over no fewer than 19 metropolitans and 85 other diocesan bishops. During his more than four-decade-long patriarchate, Timothy created no fewer than five new metropolitan sees, including one at Rai, near modern-day Tehran, and erected a diocese in Yemen alongside the four on the Arabian Peninsula that he had inherited from his predecessor....
In contrast, in Egypt, which was conquered by the armies of 'Amr ibn al-'As in 640, not only did the Coptic church survive, but it continues, even today, to be the faith of at least 10 percent of the population. After discounting a number of explanations, Jenkins concludes that the key factor is "how deep a church planted its roots in a particular community, and how far the religion became part of the air that ordinary people breathed." Whereas the Latin church of North Africa was essentially a colonial faith, appealing mainly to urban elites, the Coptic clergy translated their doctrine and practices into the idioms readily grasped by ordinary people, both city dwellers and rural peasants. Thus, despite persecutions, the Copts survived and their patriarchate spread Christianity up the Nile, deep into Africa to Nubia in present-day northern Sudan, which remained a Christian kingdom into the 15th century, and to Ethiopia (which also had contact with Syriac Christians), where the local church remains in communion with the see of Alexandria to this day. The lesson Jenkins draws here—although some might well be discomfited by the terms with which he articulates it—is that "for churches as for businesses, failure often results from a lack of diversification, from attaching one's fortunes too closely to one particular set of circumstances, political or social."
Jenkins also uses the chronicle of the long endurance of ancient Christian communities in areas which came under Muslim rule to inquire just how far churches, which he asserts must adapt when faced with "a powerful and hostile hegemonic culture," can take accommodation:


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